Sharp County record., 1887-10-20

ORD the largest sweet potato of the season
last Tuesday. 1t weighed just 4 pounds
and was a Southern. Queen" Yours
truly.
Mrs Sloan, grandmother of Mrs R.
W. Bandy, met with a painful accident
few days ago by stepping through a
hole in the floor and breaking her leg.
She is now in her SEVENTEEN year
Jacksonport Democrat.
The little daughter of Mr.. Hatten,
whose sickness was mentioned in our last
issue, died Wednesday evening of last
week and was buried Thursday at the
Evening Shade cemetery RoY. j. f.
Troy conducted the funeral ceremonies.
Many Of the j. Ps came in the first
of the week and rendered the RECORD
valuable assistance is the way of cash on
subscriptions We are proud to be able
to say that large majority of the juSti-
ces of the county are reading men and
are warm supporters Of their county
paper.
You take wheat and SOW it, harvest
it, thresh it, have it ground, knead it
aud bake it into bread the staff of life;
then to eat it, it makes bone, muscle, hu-
man strength. And if we do our duty
to God we should exhaust that strength
doing good.' This is among the many
beautiful thoughts advanced by Rev.
Troy during his sermon last Sunday at
II o'clock.
C. w. Watkins, a coiored man of
more than ordinary intelligence and
learning, is teaching tie colored school
near town, commencing last week. He
has a second grade certificate and is no
doubt calculated to benefit the colored
children in many ways. He subscribed
for the RECORD, which shows more pub
lie spirit in this particular than many
of our white teachers
The canvass Of school returns made
by the levyjng court last Monday showed
that 46 out of the Ga districts in the
county had voted a special tax. Thirty
three voted 5 mills, 13 voted q mills, 4
failed to report, and IA districts voted
no tax. What a change has come over
the spirit of our people since 1877, when
only 2 districts saw the necessity of
special tax.
The county will come out loser by
the recent term of circuit court small
amount. The grand jury cost $194;
witnesses before grand jury S43 so; petit
jury 1914; cost adjndged against county
on acquittsls $24l so, Total, 1928.
Amount paid on fines assessed S400;
county tax $50, leaving deficit of 1898
This is a very good showing when we
consider the gravity Of several of the
cases tried.
The quorum court directed the pur-
chase of farm for the maintenance of
the paupers of the county, not to exceed
in price the sum Of $1,000, one third to
be paid down and the balance in one ano
two years We presume the county
court will appoint three commissioners
to carry in to effect the will of the justi
ces. Under the present sytem the
paupers cost the county abount $3.50
annually, and a poor farm effectively
managed will certainly prove a very
economic affair.
Out of the great number of Chris
tians and cbulch goers in Evening Shade
and vicinity, there were less than 100 at
the IL o'clock services last Sunday.
This is not treating our preacher right,
besides such crusty carelessness encourag-
ed would soon run into heathanism.
What interest can a preacher have in
talking to empty seats? 60 to church,
If there are no services at your church
go to some other church. A good Meth
odist is Christian, good Baptist is a
Christian, a good Presbyterian is among
the best of Christians; and if you are
true Christian of either of these orders
or any other order you can worship God
anywhere. And if you are not Chris
tian you are nothing and ought to attend
some church and be one right away.